Sir Bob Kerslake Axed By Cameron

The head of the civil service, Sir Bob Kerslake, has been axed by Prime Minister David Cameron. Earlier this month, Sir Bob, who is also the CLG's permanent secretary, admitted that the business case for the government's troubled universal credit system had not yet been approved by the Treasury, with the department releasing funds on a piecemeal basis. Days later, work and pensions secretary Iain Duncan Smith was forced to admit in the House of Commons that Sir Bob's comments were accurate. Read more on 24dash.